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    Thanks jumanji. I'm running the low level format...

    Thanks jumanji. I'm running the low level format tool now. It's going pretty slow (49.0 MB/s) so it looks like it will take nearly 23 hours. Fortunately I don't have to watch it the entire time :)...
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    The directory of one of my drives keeps getting erased (mysteriously)

    I have a new 12 core Ryzen 9 Windows 10 pro desktop system (Gigabyte Auros Master motherboard) with 3 drives. The first (1TB ssd) is partitioned into C,D,E,F. Next is a 4TB SATA drive (G) followed by...
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    To Siw2 who suggested "Boot Media" - thanks for...

    To Siw2 who suggested "Boot Media" - thanks for you suggestion. I know what a boot media is, but what I don't know is what is the relevance to my question. You would have to be more specific before...
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    How can I delete $Windows.~BT\NewOS (usual methods don't work)

    I know this has been asked and answered many times, but I'm still having problems.

    I used windows disk cleanup of system files and this deleted all the folders inside $Windows.~BT except for one...
  5. Thread: How can undo a windows update? by pmennen
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 4 Views 1,632

    Oh, I didn't realize that there was a windows...

    Oh, I didn't realize that there was a windows update section under Programs and Features, and now I do see the latest Microsoft updates in there. I will try uninstalling them and I suspect that will...
  6. Thread: How can undo a windows update? by pmennen
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 4 Views 1,632

    How can undo a windows update?

    I used to have the windows border width set to 4 using winaero tweaker (or a registry edit) to make it easier for me to see the borders and to move them around with the mouse, but now after the last...
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    How to configure the desktop (font color, boarder thickness)

    The usual windows themes have very thin boarders. I like the look of fatter boarders and this also makes the windows easier to resize by dragging the boarders. So I switched to the Aero lite theme...
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    Ok, I looked thru the many dozens of Power...

    Ok, I looked thru the many dozens of Power options and disabled anything that gave any suggestion that it might save energy. At first, I thought this improved things, but after a few days, it started...
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    Monitor speakers no longer working after waking from sleep

    I've been using the same monitor (I-Inc iH282) connected via an HDMI cable for about 7 years now (under Win10 home for the last 2 years) and the speaker inside the monitor (used as my default sound...
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    Problem with turning off the display device

    I'm running windows 10 pro on an intel NUC7i5. I'm using my TV as a monitor connected via an HDMI cable.
    As long as I keep the TV on, windows runs reliably. In fact I have never seen it stop or...
  11. Thread: Problem with my Microsoft account by pmennen
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 5 Views 7,011

    I did log into my Microsoft account but didn't...

    I did log into my Microsoft account but didn't find anything suspicious.



    I did check that, and syncing is OFF. However this setting was "ON":

    Let apps on my other devices open apps and...
  12. Thread: Problem with my Microsoft account by pmennen
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 5 Views 7,011

    Thanks Ken. Under "Your info" it says I have a...

    Thanks Ken. Under "Your info" it says I have a local account, and also suggests that windows is better if I use a Microsoft account instead (which I don't really want to do).

    I tried the search...
  13. Thread: Problem with my Microsoft account by pmennen
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 5 Views 7,011

    Problem with my Microsoft account

    I don't use a password to log into my Win10 computer, but I believe something asked me to change the password on my Microsoft account about 6 months ago (which I did). Ever since then, I get a...
  14. Thread: Creating a samba share in windows 10 by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 15 Views 58,489

    Thanks a lot for all your replies bro67 ... but...

    Thanks a lot for all your replies bro67 ... but I'm still having difficulty understanding you. Your earlier reply was suggesting a registry change to allow unauthenticated samba access, but above you...
  15. Thread: Creating a samba share in windows 10 by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 15 Views 58,489

    Are you on my last topic (i.e. how to enable...

    Are you on my last topic (i.e. how to enable unauthenticated shares)? [That's the main thing I now want to get out of this thread.]
    What windows login are you talking about? I don't think I have a...
  16. Thread: Creating a samba share in windows 10 by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 15 Views 58,489

    Ok, I tried that on my phone with ES file...

    Ok, I tried that on my phone with ES file explorer and it does connect and is able to see the files on my desktop computer. One confusing thing was that if the computer is using a microsoft account...
  17. Thread: Creating a samba share in windows 10 by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 15 Views 58,489

    Thanks for the suggestion clam1952, but it seems...

    Thanks for the suggestion clam1952, but it seems that there must be more to it than that, because I see that the checkbox in front of samba/CIFS file sharing is already checked yet that is not...
  18. Thread: Creating a samba share in windows 10 by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 15 Views 58,489

    Hi Jimbo45. Thanks a lot for your reply, although...

    Hi Jimbo45. Thanks a lot for your reply, although maybe you misinterpreted my question. I think you were showing me how to share a disk on the Linux system with my windows 10 system (although I...
  19. Thread: Creating a samba share in windows 10 by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 15 Views 58,489

    Creating a samba share in windows 10

    I've been using unauthenticated samba share on my computer for well over a decade using windows 7, vista, and XP (and maybe even further back) to network with various devices in another room via an...
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    Thanks Jimbo for your quick reply. Wow, I...

    Thanks Jimbo for your quick reply.

    Wow, I can't even begin to count how many acronyms were in your reply that I don't know the meaning of.

    But anyway it sounds like you are agreeing with me...
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    How does one network Win10 with a media streaming device?

    For perhaps a decade now I have watched video and listened to music from my computer's media collection (now grown to over 6 terabytes) using a wired ethernet connection over to my stereo/TV thru a...
  22. Thread: Is there a way to make Windows Update play nice? by pmennen
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 2 Views 1,850

    Is there a way to make Windows Update play nice?

    In earlier versions of Windows I don't remember windows update being so nasty like it is in Win10. Let me give you a few examples:

    1.) Sometimes windows update will give me the opportunity to...
  23. Thread: Printer sharing without a password by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 3 Views 23,281

    Well certainly sharing a network printer is...

    Well certainly sharing a network printer is easier and preferable, but this is an older printer that only connects via USB. I just realized that I should find out what kind of router she has. If it...
  24. Thread: Printer sharing without a password by pmennen
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 3 Views 23,281

    Printer sharing without a password

    I'm trying to help my sister remotely with her windows 10 desktop which has a printer connected to one of the USB ports. She wants to share this printer with a 2nd computer (also win10) on her...
  25. Thread: No touch keyboard by pmennen
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 2 Views 4,537

    This is an ASUS EP121. Your touch keyboard...

    This is an ASUS EP121.
    Your touch keyboard remembers your selection? Of course that is what I expected as pretty much any windows setting stays where it is until it is changed again. So I guess this...
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